Little Falls transcript., 1887-04-01
IuE I1Tx1-s1ATE COMMISSIONS.
Thoass =. Coeley, Willian =. MsrrIson, Asgss-
tas sshsoanAker, Aldaes r. walker, and Win.
/ lam u. Bragg, the Hen. g15E

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Thonss =. Coeley, Willisn i. Hsrrisoa, Ausus
tls seheeanaker. Aldaee r. Walker, and Will
lam i. Brasx, the Non. sgs:I 5Ss5
After repeated Efforts the president hal
at last secured an Interstate commission
somewhat to his liking, but not what he al
first expected to makeup. It was announced
as follows: 5.s s. #&.. :. 2@5
Thomas M. Cooley OF Michigan for th,
term 81 six years; William Z. Morrison
Illinois, five years; Augustus schoonmaker
!. New York, four years; Adlace F.. Walker
/ Vermont, three years; Walter L. Bragg
7 Alabama, two years. <":=E
! The fact that Mr.. .Cooley's name heads
the list does not necessarily indicate that
he will be chairman of the commission AZ
it must elect its own chairman.
August Schoonmaker Of Kingstown, N
Y, was born in Rochester, that state, ir
March 1928. He studied law and has
practised it ever since. From 1851 tc
to 1870 he was a member OF school boards
and county judge. In 1875 he was elect
ed to the state senate as q Democrat
In 1877 he was elected attorney general
succeeding Mr.. Fairchild. In 1876 he
was presented by the anti. Tammany
delegation from New York in the Dem O.
cratic state convention as their candidate
for governor, and was q delegate to the
Democratic national convention in 1876
aud 1880, and also to the Chicago conven'
tion in 1884.
Thomas NJ. Cooley was born at Atti.
ca, New York, in 1924, and removed to
Michigan in 1s43, where he has since
resided. In 1857 he was elected com.
piler OF the state laws, and in 1858
he was chosen reporter of the supreme
court. In 1859 he was appointed COM
missioner to organize the law department
OF the University OF Michiagn, and he has
ever since been connected with it: He
served three terms in the supreme court.
He is the author of numerous standard
legal works, and holds high rank as e. iur-
lst. he was appointed last December by
Judge Gresham as receiver OF the Wabasha
railroad.
Walter L. Bragg was born in Alabama
in 1888. He is a graduate OF Harvard uni
versity and Cambridge law school, At the
close OF the war he settled in Alabama,
and was Tor some years the law partner
OK Gen, Morgan. He is a leading Dem ocrat
in that state and has served as national
delegate, presidential elector and member
of the Democratic National committee.
In 1881 he was made president OF the Ala
bama state railroad commission, and
served in that position four years.
A. F. Walker is about forty-four years
old and is q Republican in politics. He
studied Law with Senator Edmunds, who
urged his appointment. He served as a
colonel in the Union army, and since the
war has practiced law at Rutland. In the
Vermont senate he has taken leading
part in framing legislation to solve the
railway problem, and has given much
study to the question.
Col. Morrison was born In Monroe coun.
ty, Ill.,, Sept. IA, 1926. He was educated
in the common schools and at McKeudree
college, ILL.,, and is lawyer by profession.
He was four terms member and one term
speaker of the Illinois house OF representa-
tives and served in the thirty eighth and
the last seven congresses. He was a can.
didate for reelection for the fiftieth con-
gress, but defeated by John Baker, Re.
publican. He has also a good army rec
ord.